Chapter 37: The History of Agricultural Bank's Plundering in Xia (7)
Ouyang Bian looked at Liu Landuan: "The work is done very well, but depending on your appearance, there should be something to say?"
Liu Landun nodded and said, "Yes, I saw something interesting in Lingzhou City..."
Liu Landuan told the story of the tax collector in Lingzhou City, and Ouyang Bian's expression became interesting.
Liu Landun was encouraged.
"...If this is the case, then the purpose of setting up the site in Lingzhou City will not work. The merchants in the west passed by word of mouth, and in the end, none of them will come. The products from Qingzhou Industrial Park cannot be sold there."
Liu Landuan was a little worried. Ouyang Bian didn't seem to be worried, but was quite interested.
"In other words, the people who are taxed by Lingzhou's urban management are not those buried by Liang Yi, but a group of powerful people. There are not many Western merchants now, and because they ignore the exploitation, there are fewer and fewer Western merchants?"
Liu Landuan worriedly: "Yes, if this continues, no one will even come in the future."
Ouyang Bian thought for a while and smiled, "Well... this matter is a bit interesting, think about it when I think about it."
Liu Landun opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but he was in awe of Ouyang Bian and did not dare to say much.
When I went out, I met Lu Bing. Lu Bing looked a little anxious, but just nodded with Liu Landu and hurried in.
Liu Landun was very curious. He originally wanted to go back to rest after reporting, but when he saw this, he simply asked someone to wait at the door, while he was waiting in a nearby teahouse.
After about half an hour, Lu Bing came in full swing.
"What's the urgent matter if I'm so anxious and don't let me take a break?"
As soon as Lu Bing came in, he drank a large cup of tea.
Liu Landu quickly poured Lu Bing another cup: "You are back with me, is it because of the tax collector at the gate of Lingzhou City?"
Lu Bing nodded with a heavy expression: "Yes, this is a big problem. If it is not handled properly, the Lingzhou Free Trade Zone will be no different from the ordinary market."
"What are Liang Yi's opinions?"
Liu Landuan asked.
Lu Bing sighed: "As far as he goes, he probably feels that the benefits are not big and not worth breaking the balance, but he promised me that he will solve the problems encountered by Song Shang.
But Xixia alone cannot afford the production capacity of Qingzhou Industrial Park. There are only a few people in Xixia, with more than two million people, and even the Yongxing Army Road is not as good as that of Yongxing. How much can it consume?"
Liu Landun sighed. As expected, this matter was quite serious. If it was not handled well, it would be difficult for the Qingzhou Industrial Park to develop healthily.
"What should I do now?"
Liu Landuan asked.
Lu Bing was a little depressed: "What else can I do? The boss has pointed me a way, but this road is not easy to walk!"
"Oh, can I listen?"
Lu Bingdao: "The boss said that we should deepen supply-side structural reform, give full play to my country's super-large-scale market advantages and domestic demand potential, and build a new development pattern in which domestic and international dual circulations promote each other."
This is a bit confusing, but Liu Landu is worthy of being an economical person. After a little thought, he chewed out some wonderful things. He smiled and said, "The boss's trick is a smooth road, a famous saying!"
Lu Bing smiled bitterly and said, "That's natural. The boss asked me to pay more attention to border roads such as Lizhou Road, Zizhou Road, Chengdu Prefecture, and Hedong Road. He said that these roads are economically backward than the mainland, but have high potential. Qingzhou Industrial Park can take advantage of the advantages of being close enough to these places to build a northwest economic center with Qingzhou Industrial Park as the center, so that it is enough to eat enough.
As for the international community in the dual circulation, it is mainly based on the Western Xia and Liao Kingdoms, especially the Liao Kingdom. The Liao Kingdom has a vast territory and a population of three or four times that of the Western Xia Kingdom. Moreover, the Liao Kingdom is rich and can win the Liao Kingdom, why worry about not having business in Qingzhou Industrial Park?”
Liu Landuan smiled and said, "Even if that's the case, why bother to be sad?"
Lu Bing waited for Liu Landun and glanced at him: "Can this be the same? It doesn't mean that you can sell the products without spending a lot of effort. Now you have to spend a lot of effort to compete with mainland products, but you also have to spend a lot of effort to open up the Liao Dynasty's market. The key is that we can do these things as well, but now we have to do them and have lost the market of Western countries on the Silk Road. This loss is a huge loss!"
Liu Landun was also a little disappointed. He did a lot of things in Xixia, but in his plan, Western businessmen were also in his plan. He was thinking about pushing the Agricultural Bank of China along the Silk Road. If he could spread the Agricultural Bank of China's office along the Silk Road, then the Agricultural Bank of China's life would not be far away from surpassing the Central Bank.
But he didn't mention this idea because it sounded a bit horrible.
Now the Agricultural Bank of China is the first to cross its borders to Xixia, which is already a precedent for the financial industry in the Song Dynasty. The Central Bank of the Song Dynasty did not do this, but he already thought about occupying the Silk Road. If he talked about it, he would probably be considered a lunatic.
Of course, he is indeed considered a lunatic, but he is not really crazy!
Not only did he not dare to tell Ouyang Bian, but he didn't even dare to say this, for fear of being considered too uneasy.
The things he did in Xixia were, first because Ouyang Bian asked him to control the pastures in Xixia, and when he came, he wanted to go to Xixia to see if there was a chance for the Agricultural Bank of China to make a breakthrough. He believed that Xixia was not large enough. If the Agricultural Bank of China wanted to surpass the central bank, only by drawing all the countries along the Silk Road in, can we defeat the central bank that was deeply rooted in the Song Dynasty.
After all, the Song Dynasty is too rich!
While he was thinking, footsteps suddenly came from outside, and someone knocked on the door: "Are Mr. Lu and Mr. Liu inside?"
Lu Bing and Liu Landuan looked at each other, and Lu Bing said, "Who is it?"
The person outside said: "The magistrate is invited."
Lu Bing and Liu Landuan quickly stood up and hurriedly walked out to open the door. At the door was a capable young man, who chuckled and said, "Two, the magistrate is waiting for you in the signing room."
Lu Bing quickly thanked: "Thank you, Captain Qu."
Lu Bing and Liu Landun hurried to the prefecture.
On the carriage, Liu Landuan was surprised and said, "Brother Lu, who is the captain of this district? Why do I feel a little scared in front of him? Moreover, in the teahouse, how did he know where we are?"
Lu Bing whispered: "There is a security team in our park to ensure the safety of the park. There is also a security team next to the boss who is responsible for the safety of the boss. This security team is divided into external and internal. The internal ones are all in order to ensure safety. The external ones are monitoring and collecting various information. Captain Qu is external. Well... It is said that many threats have been eliminated, so it is normal for you to feel threatened when facing him."
Liu Landu nodded thoughtfully.
Chapter completed!